Crevier, John Baptist Lewis

, a French historian,
was born at Pads in 1693. His father was a journeyman
printer. He studied under the celebrated Rollin, and
became professor of rhetoric in the college de Beauvais.
After Rollin’s death, he undertook the continuation of
| his Roman history, and published various works, in
which, as in the education of his pupils, he preserved a
sacred regard for the interests of religion, virtue, and literature. He died at Paris, Dec. I, 1765, after publishing,
1. an edition of “Livy,” with notes, 6 vols. 4to, which,
says Gibbon, contains a sensible life of the historian, a
judicious selection of the best remarks on his work, and
displays as much intelligence as taste on the part of the
editor. Ernesti is not less in favour of this edition, which
has been reprinted in 8vo and 12mo. 2. Continuation of
“llollin’s Roman History,” already noticed. 3. “Histoire des Empereurs Remains jusqu' a Constantin,” Paris,
1756, 6 vols. 4to, which was soon after translated into
English, and published in 8vo. 4. “Histoire de l’universite” de Paris,“7 vols. 12mo; a very useful work, for
which his countrymen think he was better qualified than
to write the Roman history. 5.” Observations sur VEsprit
des Lois,“12mo, some remarks on Montesquieu’s celebrated work, from which Crevier derived little reputation.
6.” Rhetorique Fransoise," 1765, 2 vols. 12mo, which was
well received, and was reprinted at Liege, in 1787. Crevier, like most voluminous writers, is careless in his style,
but generally correct and precise in his narrative. 1

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